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Northwestern head coach compares Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon to Walter Payton

Jeff Hanisch / USA TODAY Sports

Talk about some high praise.

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald gave Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon one of the best compliments you can give a running back when he compared the Heisman candidate to NFL Hall of Famer Walter Payton:

Gordon has 612 yards and eight touchdowns on 78 carries through four games this season.

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